07 Jun 2019 / Doctorate/PhD

Summer School: "The Value(s) of Science. The normative order of African Studies"

The Centre for African Studies Basel (ZASB) calls for applications for the 4th Basel Summer School in African Studies (9-13 September 2019).

28 May 2019 / Research

First UNESCO Chair for the University of Basel

Professor Uwe Pühse of the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health at the University of Basel has been awarded a UNESCO Chair in "Physical Activity and Health in Educational Settings". Professor Cheryl Walter of the Nelson Mandela…

22 May 2019

Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 174: Theaterschaffen in Afrika

Das Afrika Bulletin widmet eine Ausgabe dem Theater und dies zum ersten Mal! Dies ist eigentlich ziemlich erstaunlich. Zumindest in Westafrika ist Theater neben den traditionellen Ritual- und Maskenpräsentationen bei Weitem die populärste…

16 May 2019 / Campus

Brigit Obrist receives Teaching Excellence Award of the University of Basel

Brigit Obrist was honored in the category “Beschreiten neuer Wege”. The Juries for the five categories included students, lectureres as well as Deans of Studies. They choose from almost 500 nominations.

10 May 2019 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Report: Graduate workshop 'Transdisciplinary Research in Action'

While the normative assumptions of the transdisciplinary (TD) approach have been extensively discussed in theory, a graduate workshop at the Centre for African Studies Basel set out to formulate particular insights offered by a…

15 Apr 2019 / Research

New Publications from BAB Publishing House

Mirjam de Bruijn's 2017 Carl Schlettwein Lecture Digitalization and the Field of African Studies has been published as part of our Carl Schlettwein Lecture Series. The latest addition to the Basel Southern Africa Studies Series is Renzo…

08 Apr 2019 / Studies

Students complete Master in Anti-Corruption Compliance and Collective Action in Basel

International Master in Anti-Corruption Compliance and Collective Action (IACA)

05 Apr 2019 / Doctorate/PhD

Call: IGS North-South Summer School 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (13-23 June 2019)

Integrated research for sustainable development: Combining public health, natural resource management, and corporate social responsibility approaches

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